My choice today is Olympus OM4t with 24f2.8 and 90f2.5
> Tamron Macro. This combination handles over 900f what I shoot these
> days. The third lens I would add if needed is the Zuiko 300f4.5.
Lovely. This is my kit, with the exception of the 300: my third lens is
the 50/3.5 Macro. I recently picked up the Tamron SP 2X teleconverter,
which gives me my 1:1 for flowers etc, and a decent length for fashion.
(I also carry one of two Rollei TLRs: a 3.5E Planar or a 2.8E
Xenotar. The OM4t makes a nice spot meter for these; I use a Sekonic L508
for incident readings.)
I took this kit to Sonoma last week for my first fashion shoot. Stellar
results. This was an important shoot for me, as I've been typecast as a
travel photographer, and it's important that I begin to publish fashion
work if I ever hope to break out of that (admittedly
pleasant) genre. Presented the results yesterday to my editor at Nylon,
and the reaction was great: they'll be publishing at least a couple of
full-page shots, probably more.
The Tamron in particular yielded beautiful images. I also did an
architecture shoot for Interiors while I was there, and relied almost
entirely on the 24/2.8. That lens is considerably better than I imagined.
Seems time to invest in a 21mm for architectural work. Any suggestions,
regarding the three flavors of Zuiko? (I'm not going to bother with a
shift. Too expensive, and I find I can get the parallel verticals
straight with a decent tripod, and some fiddling. If I'm going to shift,
I also want to tilt, and that will be the day I invest in large format.)
Douglas Cooper
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